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Oophore

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oöphorenounAlternative spelling of oophore. [(biology) A form of some ferns and mosses that bear sexual fruit.]
oophytenoun(obsolete, biology) gametophyte
gametophorenoun(botany) in ferns, the bearer of sex organs
oophoridiumnoun(botany, obsolete) The macrosporangium or case for the larger kind of spore in heterosporous flowerless plants.
oösporenounAlternative form of oospore. [(biology) A fertilized female zygote, having thick chitinous walls, that develops from a fertilized oosphere in some algae and fungi]
oöphytenounAlternative spelling of oophyte. [(obsolete, biology) gametophyte]
aboosporenoun(biology) An oomycete spore that functions like an oospore but has been produced asexually.
oogoniumnoun(botany, mycology) A sac (the female gametangium) containing oospheres in algae or fungi.
sorophorenounA sorus-bearing structure in certain ferns.
oosporenoun(biology) A fertilized female zygote, having thick chitinous walls, that develops from a fertilized oosphere in some algae and fungi
oosporangiumnoun(botany) An oogonium.
polyphorenoun(botany, mycology) A receptacle which bears many ovaries.
pterophytenoun(botany) Any fern (of division Pteridophyta).
sporophyllnoun(botany) The equivalent to a leaf, in ferns and mosses, that bears the sporangia.
antheridiophorenoun(biology) A gametophore that bears antheridia (typically in a moss or liverwort)
gamophytenoun(biology) gametophyte
sporophylnounAlternative form of sporophyll. [(botany) The equivalent to a leaf, in ferns and mosses, that bears the sporangia.]
androsporenoun(biology) A spore with male functions, in some algae.
pinophytenoun(botany) Any gymnosperm (of the division Pinophyta)
ophioglossidnoun(botany) An adder's tongue fern, or one similar to such a fern.

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